Tiny homes are for hipsters with money who think they are living an "authentic" life.

I like the huge tax advantages and passive income, BUT, even though you are drilling in areas where oil has been found it still seems like a huge gamble to come up with nothing.

That I could quantify the value of paying a little more early in the gentrification stages, that property went up in value over 100K the first 18 months of possession.What's going on in this area of Indy I can't seem to quantify it other than some people are buying $40k - $80K properties, tearing them down and building new, some are doing gut rehabs with a change in floor plans, and some are buying the $60k-$90k property putting $30k into it and renting it out in hopes of the spike.When I see the land for these lots are valued at $4,000 - $6,000 depending on lot size, that's a big gamble to teardown and scale that $40k - $80k property purchase to the $250k - $300k properties that are being sold on some of these deals.

@Ryan Rush This business is full of gamble's and risks, it goes with the job... but I would never get so deep that I would put my family at risk..

Lead / Deadwood is further north and has gained popularity for adults due to gambling in Deadwood and is a good winter area due to Terry Peak skiing and snowmobiling.

It's a gamble, but it is what it is.

Long story, her husband thought real estate investing is gambling and speculation, so they always lived in a SFH.

Gambling on appreciation is just that, gambling. 

@Eric Carr I think it's the property holding pattern while gambling on the hopes of that long-term equity growth is the problem for many people. 

this is why I personally am bullish on Vegas.. at least the newer areas of Summerlin or Henderson.. homes that were built in the 90s or 2000s  Stucco  tile roofs desert landscape.. with A class tenants  no income tax and  property tax's subsidized by gambling. property tax's are by far teh lowest I have ever seen in the US for investors..